Journal Junction for August 31

August 31, 2013

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Airport Road:

I totally support the people marching for more money. People can't live on $7.50 an hour in today's economy. Look at the Congress in D.C. Each one of them makes $175,000 a year for doing absolutely nothing for their country. Our worthless president makes more than that. So, good luck to those who were marching for more money. God bless you!

From Martinsburg:

The Middle East has been in horrible religious warfare for a thousand years or longer. Our meddling will just antagonize matters to American's detriment as they seek revenge and hatred towards America. 9/11 was exhibit A.

From Falling Waters:

This morning I watched the footage of the supposed gas attack in Syria. Boy, did that look staged and phony! If you fall for that, I think there are some weapons of mass destruction for you too.

From Berkeley County:

What happened to this week's scheduled opening of the Raleigh Street bypass? Did some important person in Charleston have a conflict of schedules?

From Shannondale:

Can we expect the free marketeers of the unleash capitalism crowd to protest a government holiday honoring the labor movement (which was created at the behest of labor unions) by going to work on Monday? I didn't think so.

From Inwood:

The column by Walter Williams, a black man, regarding freedom of black people in the Western world, including the United States, is a true report. Do all people, black or white, realize and appreciate the freedom and opportunities available to us in this culture as opposed to Eastern, Asian and African nations? Let's thank God for what we have and not protest.

From Charles Town:

To the Martinsburg caller praising Rush Limbaugh: If you truly believe that what he says is factual, I have a bridge I would like to sell you.